Canadians Reticent To Give Personal Data
Post Chronicle – USA
… that consumers are taking charge and questioning requests for their information, Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart said Thursday in a news release. …
45% of Canadians rebuff retailers’ requests for personal info: survey
CBC.ca – Toronto,Ontario,Canada
The results indicate consumers are showing a considerable amount of savvy, Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart said Thursday. …
Hands off LSAT students’ fingers
London Free Press – Canada
By DAVID CANTON, FREELANCE WRITER A recent decision by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada found that taking finger/thumb prints from those writing the Law …
Google’s new privacy link
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
Google’s decision, noted Thursday in a corporate blog and a public policy blog, was an attempt to quell a controversy over the posting of its privacy policy …
Google homepage link mollifies privacy campaigners
ZDNet UK – UK
Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the US Electronic Privacy Information Center (Epic), said on Saturday that his group is “pleased” with the decision. …
Web giants spark privacy concerns
IT Week – London,UK
Lawyers have since criticised the ruling for putting individual privacy at risk. Nickelodeon owner Viacom argued in March last year that 160000 clips of its …
Court order on YouTube user data fans privacy fears
Reuters – USA
N: Quote, Profile, Research) sparked an outcry on Thursday from privacy advocates in the midst of a legal showdown over video piracy. …
Google should defy court order
InfoWorld – San Francisco,CA,USA
Google’s entire business is built on our trust that the privacy of all that personal information they have about us will be protected. …
Google StreetView cars spotted in UK
Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom
Time to dust off those old privacy arguments again? Update: Google confirms it is indeed rolling out StreetView here in the UK, but stresses that it will be …
Google Street View could meet Privacy Road Block in UK
iTWire – Australia
by Davey Winder The privacy related problems just pile up for Google as the first Street View vans are spotted in the United Kingdom and European Data …
Domestic spying quietly goes on
Baltimore Sun – United States
Pending changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act contain numerous provisions set up to safeguard the privacy of Americans. …
US still seeks security/privacy balance
Baltimore Sun – United States
More broadly, the entire nation still is looking for that balance between security and privacy. Nearly seven years out from the attacks, …